-icus

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Contents 1 Latin 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Suffix 1.3.1 Usage notes 1.3.2 Inflection 1.3.3 Synonyms 1.3.4 Descendants

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[edit] Etymology

From Ancient Greek -ικος, akin to English -ish and -y, German -isch and -ig, and various suffixes in other Indo-European languages.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈ-i.kus/

[edit] Suffix

-icus m. (feminine -ica, neuter -icum); first/second declension

1. Belonging to.
2. Derived from.
3. Of or pertaining to; connected with; -ish.

[edit] Usage notes

The suffix -icus is added to a noun, adjective, verb, etc., to form an adjective.

Examples:

ūnicus (“‘single, unique’”) < ūnus (“‘one’”)

amīcus (“‘loving, friendly’”) < amō (“‘I love’”)

gallicus (“‘Gallic, Gaulish’”) < Gallia (“‘Gaul’”)

[edit] Inflection

Number	Singular				Plural
Case \ Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
nominative	-icus	-ica	-icum		-icī	-icae	-ica
genitive	-icī	-icae	-icī		-icōrum	-icārum	-icōrum
dative	-icō	-icae	-icō		-icīs	-icīs	-icīs
accusative	-icum	-icam	-icum		-icōs	-icās	-ica
ablative	-icō	-icā	-icō		-icīs	-icīs	-icīs
vocative	-ice	-ica	-icum		-icī	-icae	-ica

[edit] Synonyms

• -ānus, -ēnsis

[edit] Descendants

• English: -ic
• Spanish: -ico